Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For you, God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. New Living Translation For you have heard my vows, O God. You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name. English Standard Version For you, O God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. Berean Standard Bible For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name. King James Bible For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. New King James Version For You, O God, have heard my vows; You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name. New American Standard Bible For You have heard my vows, God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name. NASB 1995 For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name. NASB 1977 For Thou hast heard my vows, O God; Thou hast given me the inheritance of those who fear Thy name. Legacy Standard Bible For You, O God, have heard my vows; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name. Amplified Bible For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence]. Christian Standard Bible God, you have heard my vows; you have given a heritage to those who fear your name. Holman Christian Standard Bible God, You have heard my vows; You have given a heritage to those who fear Your name. American Standard Version For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. Contemporary English Version You heard my promises, and you have blessed me, just as you bless everyone who worships you. English Revised Version For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. GOD'S WORD® Translation O God, you have heard my vows. You have given me the inheritance that belongs to those who fear your name. Good News Translation You have heard my promises, O God, and you have given me what belongs to those who honor you. International Standard Version For you, God, have heard my promises; you have assigned to me the heritage of those who fear your name. Majority Standard Bible For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name. NET Bible For you, O God, hear my vows; you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers. New Heart English Bible For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. Webster's Bible Translation For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. World English Bible For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor You, O God, have listened to my vows, "" You have appointed the inheritance "" Of those fearing Your Name. Young's Literal Translation For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance Of those fearing Thy name. Smith's Literal Translation For thou, O God, heartiest to my vows: thou gavest the inheritance to those fearing thy name. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor thou, my God, hast heard my prayer: thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For you, O God, have heard my vows, you have granted me the heritage of those who revere your name. New Revised Standard Version For you, O God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor thou, O God, hast heard my vows; thou hast given an inheritance to them that revere thy name. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because you, oh, God, have heard my vows, and you have given an inheritance to those who worship your Name. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For Thou, O God, hast heard my vows; Thou hast granted the heritage of those that fear Thy name. Brenton Septuagint Translation For thou, o God, hast heard my prayers; thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context You Have Heard My Vows…4Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah 5For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name. 6Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.… Cross References Psalm 21:2 You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah Psalm 56:12 Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You. Psalm 66:13-14 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— / the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress. Psalm 116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people. Psalm 116:18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people, Psalm 132:2 how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: Genesis 28:20-22 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, / so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. / And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.” 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” 2 Samuel 15:7-8 After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD. / For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’” Nehemiah 9:8 You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. Isaiah 19:21 The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them. Jonah 2:9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!” Matthew 5:33-37 Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ / But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ... Acts 18:18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Acts 21:23-24 Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow. / Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law. Treasury of Scripture For you, O God, have heard my vows: you have given me the heritage of those that fear your name. hast heard Psalm 56:12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. Psalm 65:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. Psalm 66:19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. heritage Psalm 16:5,6 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot… Psalm 115:13 He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. Malachi 3:16-18 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name… Acts 10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. Jump to Previous Appointed Fear Fearing Granted Heard Hearkened Heritage Honour Inheritance Prayers VowsJump to Next Appointed Fear Fearing Granted Heard Hearkened Heritage Honour Inheritance Prayers VowsPsalm 61 1. David flees to God upon his former experience4. He vows perpetual service unto him, because of his promises For You have heard my vows The phrase "For You have heard" indicates a past action with ongoing significance. The Hebrew root for "heard" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just hearing but understanding and responding. This suggests a deep, relational communication between the psalmist and God. The word "vows" refers to solemn promises made to God, often in times of distress or need. In the ancient Near Eastern context, vows were serious commitments, and the psalmist acknowledges that God has been attentive to these promises, reinforcing the idea of a covenant relationship. O God You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you have heard שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ (šā·ma‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently my vows, לִנְדָרָ֑י (lin·ḏā·rāy) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised O God; אֱ֭לֹהִים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative You have given me נָתַ֥תָּ (nā·ṯa·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the inheritance יְ֝רֻשַּׁ֗ת (yə·ruš·šaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3425: Something occupied, a conquest, a patrimony reserved for those who fear יִרְאֵ֥י (yir·’ê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent Your name. שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ (šə·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Links Psalm 61:5 NIVPsalm 61:5 NLT Psalm 61:5 ESV Psalm 61:5 NASB Psalm 61:5 KJV Psalm 61:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 61:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 61:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 61:5 French Bible Psalm 61:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 61:5 For you God have heard my vows (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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